Hinterland Stories

Sharing the memories of Montville, Flaxton, Balmoral and Hunchy.

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Ernest Jones Burnett – an early selector

Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. 1922 – 1954), Friday 29 March 1940, page 1 Buderim Pioneering Days Recalled. THE LATE...

Ernest and Emma Dalton, two of the earliest settlers in the Montville area (then known as Razorback) purchased about fifteen acres south...

Gillie Warren wrote this piece in 2002 – fifteen years ago and she is reflecting on her 1987 visit to Montville 15 years earlier. Now,...

Christmas 2019 sees the St. Mary’s Hall in the best condition it has been in for years. Current Chairman of the St. Mary’s Auxiliary,...

Montville’s distinctive character was created in the 1980s and the 1990s. Of the 30 commercial development applications for building...

The Western Road to Henry Smith’s ‘Eastnor’ 1900 ‘Belbury’ once known as ‘Eastnor’, is again on the market (2018). Part of Montville’s...

Fruit Display Brisbane RNA Show 1927 Alf Smith’s Home, Montville Map of Montville Families C1920 From the school book Montville Ladies...

A talk given to the Montville Chamber of Commerce by Jenny Tatton in July 2018 (slightly adapted) So how did we get from the 1880’s to...

Lucy O’Keefe was appointed as a teacher at the Montville State School in 1938, at the age of 21. In these reminiscences, recorded around...

My years in Flaxton began in 1942! My father, Bill, and his Dad were farmers on Kingview. I have followed happenings in Flaxton since...

The Story Behind the Name The Rangers Although it’s pretty obvious why the first major community housing development on the Blackall...

The Story Behind the Name Mill Hill Road The Jinibara Track People of the Jinibara Nation had a track that gave them access to Baroon...

The Story behind the Name - Marshall Road Alfred Marshall came to the Blackall Range around 1905. He purchased some 608 acres along the...

The Story Behind the Name Manley Drive We lived at 30 Manley Drive for 10 years. When I went to renew my driver’s licence in 2009 just...

The Story Behind the Name Glover Court Glover Court is off Hillfoot Lane in Mill Hill, the southern end of Montville. It was named after...